{mamma craft} The Pinterest Challenge: Additions to our Gallery Wall

On my to-do list for my master bedroom is to create a gallery wall.  I have been in love with John and Sherry’s hallway gallery for awhile and I wanted to create a smaller sized version for our room.  So when I saw Young House Love and Bower Power‘s invitation for the Fall Pinterest Challenge, I knew I had to quit talking about it and get started.  

As far as placement, this was my inspiration photo from Pinterest:

First step was to create a mock-up plan that worked for our space.  See my horribly-not-to-scale drawing below:

I may need to add a few more frames once I actually try this out on the wall, but we’ll see.  But now for the fun part: what to put inside?? 

I’m collecting a few art prints on etsy, but I also wanted to include things that were sentimental to the Mr. and me.  Here are two that I’ve come up with so far:

This one was super easy.  I just found a heart template online, printed and cut out of cardstock.  Then I ripped out a page from an old atlas (but I’m sure you could just print off of Mapquest too).      

We’ve played Scrabble since our dating days, so I thought it would be fun to add that little memory to our wall.  These are pieces from an old game just hot glued to the glass.  I’m still deciding on the picture for the back.

So that’s the beginning.  With three boys underfoot, it’s slow going, but I’ve been trying to steal a few minutes everyday to brainstorm ideas.  And you have to see the artwork I picked!  Check back soon, I’ve got lots more to come!  Also, be sure to look at all of the awesome entries for the Pinterest Challenge here.

P.S. My summer Pinterest challenge can be found here.  What is it with me and maps?!